Weekly Course Schedule – Fall 2025

IS446 A-Section - Systems Analysis and Design

Meets Tuesday Afternoons

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Week 4 (September 15 – September 21)



Tuesday, September 16   (12:00 P.M. – 1:50 P.M., LISB 131)
Class Session 4
Topics
  • Capturing and Understanding the Requirements
  • Identifying Opportunities for Business Transformation with IT (Chapter 2)
In-Class Activities
  • Discussion: Recognizing a viable project
  • Breakout: Project selection and team formation
Required Readings
  • Spurrier & Topi: Chapter 2
Required Recordings
Other Resources
Prep For In‑Class Activities
  • Acting as a Facilitator
    There are many roles in which we do systems analysis and design. In all of these, we are called to lead the process through playing the role of facilitator. Before class, think about what playing the roll of facilitator means to you. Be prepared to discuss how this facilitator point-of-view might inform the way that you approach potential clients and the way that you might work with them during the project.


Thursday, September 18   (4:00 P.M. – 5:00 P.M., Zoom)
Optional Session
Lab Session
On Thursday afternoons from 4:00 PM till 5:00 PM, we will be holding an optional Lab Session using Zoom. Please drop by to ask a question, to discuss solutions to previous assignments, to get help with the current assignment, to discuss the final project, or just to say hello. Please use a headset while participating.


Schedule Note
While there are no weekly assignments due this week, I am expecting you to continue networking with your classmates to identify those with whom you might form a Final Project team, identify a client, and choose a project.